What a wonderful way to start my Stew day--listening to the premier tenor singing! A HUGE thank you, Sjoerd!
My husband worries about me. We heard distant thunder early this afternoon, so I jumped into my boots, grabbed a basket and headed for the...
What a wonderful day--two Stew birthdays! Happy Birthday Petunia, and I hope you enjoy every minute of it.
Carolyn, Happy Birthday to an inspirational gardener!
Ed, I'm glad you like our garden. With all the rain we've been having I haven't been able to get in to dead-head the roses, so they look a bit...
Cheryl, I'm so glad to hear from you, and hear that you are safe. Your flowers look lovely, and the weather will get better (and drier). You are...
Toni, I already have homes waiting for the Passionflowers! A friend stopped by, saw it in bloom, and wanted one so badly I was tempted to dig one...
After the torrential rains on Monday, I could finally get out to the potato patch today without wearing waterwings. Some of the soil had been...
Welcome from Central Texas! Your gardens are beautiful--so lush and green. We love photos, so share all you want. From your photo I see we share...
Fingers crossed for your snapper to have a long and happy life! We have red-eared sliders in our pond, and on a sunny day they line up on the bank...
There is flooding in the Houston area; Wimberly was hit by a tornado; the area south and west of Austin is flooding; and a dam near Bastrop broke,...
Our Retama is in the corner of the barn lot, and seems to enjoy its site. This is actually a west Texas tree, adapted to arid and hot conditions,...
Nightowl, I'm glad you are seeing more butterflies! We are noticing more here, too. We have fritillaries, swallowtails, admirals, skippers, and...
You think this is cute? Y'oughta see the rest of me!
Cajun, we have found through experience that getting a photo of a hummingbird perched is more difficult than getting a photo of one at our...
I'm happy for your getting to hold the new life, and also happy you were able to ease your uncle's passing. Your friends here are not...
A very happy Anniversary to you both, and I hope your anniversary trip turns out to be lots of fun!
Welcome, and this is a very proper forum for those who love gardening (and pets, and recipes, and home decorating, etc.). Here in central Texas we...
Well honey, on the 29th I'll be praying as hard as I can, no matter what else is going on. Treatment is so much better than "emergency". Do take...
Are the holes round, and close to, or on the edge, of the leaves? If so, you have leaf cutter bees, which do not harm the plant (except its...